Fender guard



June 9, 1925. 1,541,041

' C. GERL FENDER GUARD Filed Aug. 9 9 3 "hvuis e H r LMLMI ,diT iT @F'ZFMZE.

QHRKfiTIAlt' fi'ril tli, ()2? HALAli-EAZUQ. l/HCHIGAN, AS-S IGNGR TO THE C. 'G. SPRING &

CQIMPAN "ll-'1, OF BETRGIT. .MICISFZIGAN,

A CORPGRATION GE DELAWARE.

FENDER Application filed August 9, 1323. Serial No. 656,619.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN Gnu, a citb zen of the United States, residing: at liala mazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and State of Michigan, have invented a ertain new and useful ln'iprovoinent in Fender Guards, of which the following is :1 full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention mlutes-to guard. for the fenders of automobiles and similar vehicles, and has for its general object to provide it guard for this purpose which is simple in construction but which is extremely eliicient in operation; also to provide novel means for mounting such guard in operative relation to a tendon l accomplish the foregoing general objects in and through the construction and arrangement of parts showniu the drawing forming part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents e plan view, with certain parts broken away,-of the rear end 01" one side of an automobile having my invention applied thereto; and Fig. 2- represents a side elevation of he parts shown in Fig. l.

Describing by reference characters the various parts illustrated in the drawings, 1 denotes one or the side sills or members of an automobile, the part of such member shown therein being the rear part and being bent upwardly and then downwardly to accoin.- modate the rear axle and the spring-suspension. 2 denotes the rear spring, suspended from the rear end of the frame member by the usual shackles 3. Secured to the rear end of the side memberl is an at having an, eye at its rear end to which aclamp 5 is pivoted, the said clamp being secured to the forwardly positioned bar 6 of rear bumper having two impact bars 7 parallel with each other and positioned. one above and the other below the bar 6. The ends of the bars 6 end 7 are provided with the eyes 6 and 7 (see Fig. .2) and are connected by means of a bolt 8 at each end of the bumper extending through the aligned. eyes.

The bumper just described is preferably oi s type shown, described, and claimed in the patent to A. L. McGi'egor 1,371115154,

urch 22, 1921.

9 denotes generally the rear lender and 10 the rear wheel. The front end of the fender is supported in the usual manner .lironi the running board ll and its rear end 15 pro-- -{ia-i7i'i'i 16 being braced by a strut 17.

tected against injury from the rear by means oi the bumper ust described. While the rear bumper which has been described herein is not necessary for the purpose of supporting! my lender guard, the bolt at each rnd oli such rear bumper, provides a convei'iient means for supporting the adjacent or rear end of subh fender guard, it being: noted that, in the (use of u front fe der guardi its front end may be supporte from the adjacent end of a front bumper, particularly one having bolts at the ends thereof, as isthe case with the rear bumper, just described.

l. have also shown herein a side bumper as set forth in my application No. 652,523, filed July 19, 1923, for the reason that, while it is not a necessary adjunct of my guard, it affords, when present, a most convenient means for supporting the opposite ends of the same, Briefly described, the side bumper consists of a plurality of parallel, vertically spaced bars 12 each having an eye 12 at each end thereol. The rear ends of the bars 12 are shown as supported. by the adjacent bolt 8 of the rear bumper, the said bars being interspaced with the bars 6 and 7. The

front ends of the bars 12 are supported in hke'imenner by a bolt lb (similar to the bolt rthe said bolt extending through a central supporting arm 14, which is reinovably connected by a bolt 15 with a suitable arm 16 which is secured to the side member 1, the The iront ends of the bars 12 are maintained in proper relation by means of the eye on the front end of the plate 14 and by spacing washers l3 on the bolt 13.

The bolts 8 and 13, Where present with rear and side bumpers such as described, form a very convenient means for supporting my fender guard, which guard consists generally of a bar 18 located alongside of the adjacent lateral edge of the fender '9, the

more, Where a. side bumper is employed, the

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bar 18 will be given nlliJStiUiiTiililj' the same outward curvature or camber as is given to the bar UPbfllS thereof, as will be evident from Fig. l, and the horizontally extended end portions 18 and 18 can rest 'upon the end portions of the suhjacent side bumper bar.

I preferabl form the bar shown; that is to say with a horizontal dimension greatly in excess of its vertical dimension, thereby imparting great resistance to the bar against blows delivered against the exposed lateral edge thereof, this resist ance being increased by the outward con verity ofthe bar. It will be understood, however, that l particular shape or bar shown herein, except as such limitation may be set forth in any of the claims. appended hereto.

A guard 'such as disclosed herein is extremely simple of c-iinstruction, and is capable of being attached to and removed from the vehicle in a convenient manner, it being: necessary only to add a supporting rear arm and an arm such as the arm 1-! in. the event that no side bumper is employed. Where such bun'ipe'r is eniplqy'cd, a very convenient manner of mounting the guard is provided, as explained hereinbeforc.

Having thus described my invi'antion, what I claim is 1- l. The combination, with a fender of a vehicle, of'a guard for said fender spaced. from the lateral edge of the fender and conforming in curvature thereto, and means for supporting said guard.

18 in the shape do not limit myself to the 2. The combination, with a side frame and fender of a vehicle, of a guard for said fender having an intermediate portion spar-ed from the lateral edge of the fender and conforming in curvature thereto, and means carried by said frame for supporting said guard therefrom. 3. The combination with a fender of an automobile, of a guard for such fender, the said guard comprising a bar of zontal than vertical thickness, the said bar being: curved to conform to the curvature of the fender, and means for supporting the said bar adjacent to and spaced from the outer lateral edge of the fender.

The combination, with a fender for an automobile, of a side bumper extending across the said fender, and a iaung an intermediate portion conforming in configuration with the lateral edge of the fender and having its ends supwuted from the said side bun'iper.

5. The combination, with an automobile fender, of a side bumper having a bar extending across the fender. below the top thereof, a fender guard having an interme diate portion conforming in curvature to the curvature of the adjacent lateraledge of the fender and having fiattened end portions adapted to rest upon the said bar, and means connecting the ends of said guard to said bumper.

In testimony whereof, I' hereunto afiix my signature.

CHRISTIAN GIRL.

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